Just the highlights this week:
Quick Write:
March 2 was National Banana Creme Pie Day and National Read Across America Day AND March 1 was National Peanut Butter Day. Write about your favorite pie, a book that would "do good," or your favorite sandwich.
Words of the Day
fin -- Latin, "end, complete" -- finish, final, define, definite, definitions, finite, infinite finesse
flu/fluct/flux -- Latin, "flow, wave" -- influx, influence, fluctuate, influential, influenza, flush, fluent
fort -- Latin, "strong" -- fort, fortitude, effort, forte, fortress
fug/fugit -- Latin, "flee, fly" -- centrifuge, fugitive, refuge, refugee, fugal, fugue
Homework was handed back and discussed. Every 3 - 4 weeks I am handing out missing homework lists. If students have any questions, they can contact me.
Our next essay is a literary analysis about a theme or a character; the rough draft is due next week.
We've finished Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, and students have their next book, which is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. Even though I have stories for them to read listed on the syllabus, I think it would be wiser to stay concentrated on the Jekyll/Hyde for another week as they write their essays. We'll pick up this book next week.
Commas again! We continue to review what we've learned and then add new comma rules. This week we discussed commas with compound sentences, complex sentences, and interrupters.
Assignments for Next Week
-- No short stories
-- Theme/Character rough draft
-- Comma worksheets: 13.4 and 13.5
-- Finish Vocabulary worksheet for Jekyll/Hyde
-- Finish Character and Theme worksheets for Jekyll/Hyde
Links for this week:
Class Notes
Have a blessed week!
Mrs. Prichard
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